[mythtv-users] The end of analog - Digital Converter Vaporware?

[Curtis Porter]

On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 16:49 -0700, Brian Wood wrote:
> Kevin Bailey wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:16:40AM -0700, Brian Wood wrote:
> >>> Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't digital channels 7-13
> >                                         ^^^^^^^
> >>> going to move back to hi-VHF next Feb ? So are these going
> >>> to become bricks then ?
> >> Channels 7-13 ARE High-band VHF (174-216 Mhz.)
> > 
> > DIGITAL channels 7-13. My channels.conf file says that
> > channel 7 is at 707MHz.
>
> A channel frequency is a channel frequency, digital or analog.

In my area, the TV station that broadcasts on channel 7 (174-180 MHz) in
analog is also broadcasting a digital signal on channel 42 (638-644
MHz).  Next February the analog VHF channel will stop broadcasting
altogether, and the digital broadcast on channel 42 will continue.  That
frees up the VHF bandwidth to be auctioned, which is one of the driving
reasons behind the whole analog -> digital conversion in the first
place.

Curtis